Welcome to Ancient Greece!
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**2014:
Greek God Interactive:
http://www.nga.gov/education/classroom/interactive/arcade.htm

List of history website:
http://www.besthistorysites.net/index.php/ancient-biblical-history/greece


Greece Activity #1 -- Explore Greek Pottery at the sites below:
http://luna.cas.usf.edu/~demilio/2211unit1/pottery.htm Click on the pictures to enlarge. Read about Red /Black clay pottery.

http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/dailylife/explore/exp_set.html Why is Greek Pottery so important to study?
Click on "Find out about different pot shapes" and view the different shapes. Look at the different designs.

http://www.schoolsliaison.org.uk/kids/preload.htm Look to the left on the Clock Tower and click "Ancient Greece." Then click on "Design a Greek Pot."
Decorate your own Greek Pottery online! Yes, you must do this.

NOW, decorate your own pot using the Greek pottery worksheet. Use map pencils and outline in black to make it stand out.

Greece Activity #2 -- Athens and Sparta
Take notes as you read about Athens and Sparta from the websites below (click on the numbers).
Athens 1 2 3
Sparta 1 2 3
PBS -- Life in Athens --HERE
Greek Odyssey Site--HERE

Greece Activity #3 -- Greek Alphabet
*Read about the Greek Alphabet HERE
*Practice reading Greek HERE
*Now get a colored sheet of paper from the back of the room, fold it “hot dog” style and then print your name in Greek with a black marker. Decorate with a Greek pattern. Open it to the inside and then write your name in English with a black marker.

Greece Activity #4 -- Greek Websites for research
Mr. Donn's Index Click HERE
Kent School Index Click HERE
Myth Web --all about the Greek gods, goodesses, heroes, and creatures; even has an encyclopedia-- Click HERE